Ten dollar bills from 1897 can have either a brown seal or a blue seal. Brown seal notes tend to be more valuable. Don’t let the year 1897 fool you. 1897 is just the date that the national bank formed. Despite saying series of 1882 and 1897, these were actually printed as late as 1917. So the date on the $10 bill rarely matches when the bill was actually printed. Some 1897 tens can be especially valuable. The value is all based on the bank of issue, condition, and serial number of the actual bill. Anyone who wants to buy or sell an 1897 $10 bill needs to be aware of those factors. We have a list of all the national banks that opened in 1897 that also printed ten dollar bills. Some of these banks are rare, some are common. The value of common notes is a few hundred dollars. The value of rare 1897 $10 bills can be thousands of dollars. The reason these bills are so rare is because ten dollars was a lot of money in 1897. That is the same as $540.85 today, after you adjust for inflation! You can see why so few 1897 $10 bills still exist. They were incredibly expensive to save.
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Here is a list of banks that printed ten dollar bills in 1897:
- Charter 5074 – First National Bank of Salinas, California
- Charter 5096 – San Francisco National Bank, California
- Charter 5105 – Nevada National Bank of San Francisco, California
- Charter 5105 – Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank of San Francisco, California
- Charter 5057 – Ham National Bank of Mount Vernon, Illinois
- Charter 5062 – First National Bank of Edwardsville, Illinois
- Charter 5070 – Southern Illinois National Bank of East Saint Louis, Illinois
- Charter 5086 – Mendota National Bank, Illinois
- Charter 5089 – Millikin National Bank of Decatur, Illinois
- Charter 5106 – Corn Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Illinois
- Charter 5067 – Rockville National Bank, Indiana
- Charter 5076 – City National Bank of Logansport, Indiana
- Charter 5076 – City and State National Bank & Trust Company of Logansport, Indiana
- Charter 5094 – Commercial National Bank of Union City, Indiana
- Charter 5081 – National Bank of Decorah, Iowa
- Charter 5088 – Farmers National Bank of Vinton, Iowa
- Charter 5101 – National Bank of Seneca, Kansas
- Charter 5104 – Alma National Bank, Kansas
- Charter 5093 – First National Bank of Catonsville, Maryland
- Charter 5071 – Middlesex County National Bank of Winchester, Massachusetts
- Charter 5063 – First National Bank of Windom, Minnesota
- Charter 5082 – National Exchange Bank of Springfield, Missouri
- Charter 5107 – National Bank of Kirksville, Missouri
- Charter 5092 – Woodsville National Bank, New Hampshire
- Charter 5061 – First National Bank of Summit, New Jersey
- Charter 5061 – First National Bank & Trust Company of Summit, New Jersey
- Charter 5068 – First National Bank of Port Jefferson, New York
- Charter 5072 – Adirondack National Bank of Saranac Lake, New York
- Charter 5072 – Adirondack National Bank & Trust Company of Saranac Lake, New York
- Charter 5108 – National Exchange Bank of Clayton, New York
- Charter 5108 – First National Exchange Bank of Clayton, New York
- Charter 5055 – Charlotte National Bank, North Carolina
- Charter 5087 – Fargo National Bank, North Dakota
- Charter 5065 – Ohio National Bank of Columbus, Ohio
- Charter 5075 – National Bank of Ashtabula, Ohio
- Charter 5090 – American Exchange National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio
- Charter 5098 – Citizens National Bank of East Liverpool, Ohio
- Charter 5099 – First National Bank of Crestline, Ohio
- Charter 5100 – Franklin National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 5103 – Coshocton National Bank, Ohio
- Charter 5083 – Vinita National Bank, Oklahoma
- Charter 5091 – First National Bank of Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
- Charter 5095 – First National Bank of Shawnee, Oklahoma
- Charter 5058 – Peoples National Bank of McDonald, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5059 – Cambria National Bank of Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5066 – Moshannon National Bank of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5069 – Coraopolis National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5073 – Merchants National Bank of Kittanning, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5077 – Nazareth National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5077 – Nazareth National Bank & Trust Company, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5080 – First National Bank of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5084 – First National Bank of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5085 – Peoples National Bank of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5102 – Kutztown National Bank, Pennsylvania
- Charter 5064 – National Bank of Gaffney, South Carolina
- Charter 5064 – First National Bank of Gaffney, South Carolina
- Charter 5056 – National Bank of Commerce of Memphis, Tennessee
- Charter 5060 – Simpson National Bank of Eagle Pass, Texas
- Charter 5078 – National Bank of Dallas, Texas
- Charter 5079 – Paris National Bank, Texas
- Charter 5097 – First National Bank of Seguin, Texas
